Veronica dillenii |
Veronica peregrina |
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Dillenius' speedwell |
neckweed, purslane speedwell, véronique voyageuse |
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Habit | Annuals. | Annuals. |
Stems | erect to ascending, (8–)10–20(–40) cm, glandular- and eglandular-hairy. |
erect or ascending, (2.5–)4–25(–35) cm, glabrous or densely glandular-hairy. |
Leaves | blade lanceolate to ovate, 7–19(–21) × (3–)5–12 mm, 1–2 times as long as wide, base cuneate, margins (proximal) crenate-dentate or (distal) ±palmatifid, lobes 3–7+, apex of central lobe obtuse, lateral ± acute, surfaces glandular- and eglandular-hairy. |
blade oblanceolate proximally, narrowly oblong distally, 5–28(–35) × 2–6(–10) mm, 3–10 times as long as wide, base cuneate, margins entire or dentate distally, apex acute, surfaces glabrous or densely glandular-hairy. |
Racemes | 1, terminal, 60–180 mm, 15–50(–120)-flowered, axis eglandular- and glandular-hairy; proximal bracts similar to leaves, distal ones linear-lanceolate, 3–5 mm. |
1, terminal, sometimes 1 or 2 axillary, 20–200 mm, (2–)5–40-flowered, axis glabrous or densely glandular-hairy; bracts spatulate to linear-lanceolate, 3–22 mm. |
Pedicels | erect, 2–4(–5) mm, shorter than subtending bract, length 1/2–1 times calyx, eglandular- and glandular-hairy. |
erect, 0.2–1(–2) mm, much shorter than subtending bract, glabrous or densely glandular-hairy. |
Flowers | calyx lobes 3.5–6 mm, apex acute, eglandular- and glandular-hairy; corolla deep blue, 4–6 mm diam.; stamens 0.8–1.5 mm; style 0.8–1.5 mm, stigma violet. |
calyx lobes (2–)3–6 mm, 0.9–2 mm wide, apex obtuse to acute, glabrous or densely glandular-hairy; corolla white or pale pink, 2–5 mm diam.; stamens 1 mm; style 0.1–0.5 mm. |
Capsules | compressed in cross section, narrowly obcordiform, 3.5–4.5 × 4–6 mm, apex emarginate, angle of sinus ca. 90°, ciliate with glandular and eglandular hairs. |
strongly compressed in cross section, obcordiform, 2.5–5 × 2.5–6 mm, apex ± emarginate, glabrous. |
Seeds | 10–28, yellowish, ellipsoid, flat, 0.9–1.6 × 0.7–1.3 mm, 0.2–0.3 mm thick, smooth. |
12–140, yellow or pale brown, oblong, flat, 0.6–1.6 × 0.4–0.9 mm, 0.1–0.2 mm thick, smooth. |
2n | = 16 (Eurasia). |
= 52. |
Veronica dillenii |
Veronica peregrina |
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Phenology | Flowering (Mar–)Apr–Jul. | Flowering (Feb–)Mar–Jun(–Nov). |
Habitat | Open pine and oak forests, rocky, dry, sandy slopes. | Moist waste lands, gardens, roadsides, stream banks, pond shorelines, vernal pools, other cultivated land. |
Elevation | 500–2200 m. (1600–7200 ft.) | 0–700(–3000) m. (0–2300(–9800) ft.) |
Distribution |
IL; IN; MI; NY; VA; WI; Eurasia [Introduced in North America] |
AK; AL; AR; AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; DE; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MS; MT; NC; ND; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; UT; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY; AB; BC; MB; NB; NF; NS; NT; ON; PE; QC; SK; YT; Central America; South America; Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, México, Sonora); Eurasia; Australia
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Discussion | Veronica dillenii is closely related to V. verna but with larger flowers; it may have been overlooked and may be distributed more widely. Most herbarium specimens of V. dillenii blacken when dry due to the presence of aucubin, which distinguishes them from V. verna. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Stem indument of Veronica peregrina has been used to distinguish var. xalapensis with a glandular-hairy stem (F. W. Pennell 1935), a variety that seems to be confined to drier places than the type variety. Variety laurentiana is also differentiated from var. peregrina in having a glandular-hairy stem, fleshier leaves, shorter stamens, smaller corollas, and slightly differently shaped capsules (Frère Marie-Victorin and J. Rousseau 1940). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 318. | FNA vol. 17, p. 314. |
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Synonyms | V. peregrina var. laurentiana, V. peregrina subsp. xalapensis, V. peregrina var. xalapensis, V. sherwoodii, V. xalapensis | |
Name authority | Crantz: Stirp. Austr. Fasc. ed. 2, 2: 352. (1769) | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 14. (1753) |
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